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Takaichi Says Trump Visit to Be ‘Extremely Difficult’ After Warship Spat
“It takes some pressure off of the summit and allows the two leaders to engage a broader set of topics and have a discussion about Iran without focusing on a very specific dem...
By Jacob Stokes
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Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security
Australian Involvement in Protecting Strait of Hormuz Would Provide Confidence to Other NationsJim Townsend, a former U-S Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence and adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, who spent more than two decades working o...
By Jim Townsend
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Defense / Middle East Security
Deployment of Marines to Middle East Raises Specter of Ground Troops in Iran"That leaves a ground combat and amphibious capability gap in the region," Carlton Haelig, an expert in military operations and fellow at the Center for New American Security,...
By Carlton Haelig
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National Security Human Capital
DHS Pick Mullin Boasts of ‘Special Assignments’ Abroad but Offers Few DetailsJason Dempsey, a retired army officer and senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, said Mullin appears to be interested in fostering a perception that he has w...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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What Does the Iran War Mean for the U.S. Defense Sector?
Philip Sheers, associate fellow with the Defense Program at the Center for a New American Security, says investment in the US defense industrial base is increasing, specifical...
By Philip Sheers
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Quote of the Day: Tech’s Big Bet On Weapons Is Paying Off“I wouldn’t be surprised if this is called America’s first A.I. war.”...
By Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
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Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Vladimir Putin Enjoys a Huge Windfall from the Iran WarThe energy crisis is meanwhile making it harder for Western countries to tighten sanctions—a second bonus for Mr Putin. Before it, the Trump administration had seemed willing ...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Iran War Casts Shadow over Middle East AI Investments
“This war has been a stark reminder that indeed they’re in a rough neighborhood,” Daniel Silverberg, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for New American Security, said of ...
By Daniel Silverberg
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Iran War Exposes Fragilities in Global Critical Minerals Supply Chain“For Saudi Arabia and the UAE, the question is, how much will investing in critical minerals and the capacity to process investment … be affected by the war, and what other pr...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Inside a ‘First of Its Kind’ Counter-Drone Laser Test in the American Desert
Molly Campbell, a drone and counter-drone researcher with the Center for a New American Security, said that while the federal government is focusing on the cartel drones over ...
By Molly Campbell
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Defense / Middle East Security
Military Briefing: How Mines Could Tighten Iran’s Gulf Chokehold“There is a huge asymmetry between mine laying and mine clearing, because one is much easier than the other,” said Tom Shugart, a former submarine commander at the Center for ...
By Tom Shugart
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Trump Sons Are Behind a $750 Million Push Into Drone Warfare
A fund that counts President Donald Trump’s eldest sons as partners invested in a pair of small companies last year: a construction firm that builds Orange Theory Fitness loca...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Iran Oil Hub Strike Raises Fears of Further Supply Upheaval“It’s Trump trying to escalate in order to de-escalate,” said Rachel Ziemba, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security. “The biggest risk to oil markets, and t...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Technology & National Security
The Artificial Intelligence Software Managing the U.S. War on IranTo strike approximately 1,000 targets within the first 24 hours of an attack on Iran, the U.S. military relied on the most advanced artificial intelligence ever deployed on th...
By Paul Scharre
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Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security
Putin’s ‘Hidden Hand’ Guides Iran’s Strikes in Widening WarRussian intelligence support for Iran’s deadly retaliation against the US, Israel and Gulf allies — as well as concerns China may also be helping Tehran — demonstrates deepeni...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Defense / Middle East Security
Known Knowns and the RestFog of (a social media) war? In an age where X is filled with unverifiable information, AI slop is becoming harder to identify, Iranians don’t have access to reliable internet...
By Carlton Haelig
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
How Will the War on Iran Impact the U.S. Economy?Rising prices on the back of US-Israel strikes on Iran are adding to the economic pressure facing US consumers despite efforts by US President Donald Trump to paint the war as...
By Rachel Ziemba
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The Two Main U.S. Inflation Gauges Are Telling Different Stories
To know where you’re heading, it can help to know where you’ve been. With that in mind, the pre-Iran war readings on US inflation aren’t entirely devoid of information. But so...
By Chris Kennedy
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Why Are Pakistan and Afghanistan at War?
“Many people made this point to Pakistan’s leadership before the Taliban took over,” Lisa Curtis, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security and the former Sout...
By Lisa Curtis
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Defense / Middle East Security
Iran War Tactics Evolve from past Conflict’s LessonsAfter more than a week of strikes, the US and Israel appear to be dismantling Iran’s military machine with startling speed. They’ve hit thousands of targets across the country...
By Stacie Pettyjohn